PANews reported on April 30th, citing CoinDesk, that Eric Trump, co-founder and chief strategy officer of American Bitcoin, stated at the Bitcoin 2026 conference that Bitcoin is in its "greatest period," with the transformative progress of the past six months making this the most important moment for Bitcoin. He pointed out that major banks are now offering Bitcoin mortgage loans and custody services, and the convergence of institutional adoption, corporate treasuries, and mainstream financial access is driving structural tightening in the market. Eric Trump stated that he is willing to weather the volatility and believes that Bitcoin will prove itself a winner over a ten-year cycle. Moderator Eric Balchunas, senior ETF analyst at Bloomberg, noted at the conference that Bitcoin ETFs have become one of the most successful product launches in the history of this instrument, opening doors for ordinary investors.